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Hoppes, Sean

Interpret Naturalist 2Natural Resources DeptChisago CountyFull-time

PAT-R3 Wild River Asst. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$208,192
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$60,173
FY 2026 · $1,154 overtime
Highest year
$60,173
FY 2026
Yearly average
$41,638
across years on record
Change since first year
+998%
FY 2018 to FY 2026 · prices +32%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$5,48120182019202020212022$32,1572023$53,1272024$57,2542025$60,1732026
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2026, pay went up 998% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is up 731% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$60,173+5.1%+3.1%+1.9%
FY 2025$57,254+7.8%+2.6%+5.0%
FY 2024$53,127+65.2%+3.3%+59.9%
FY 2023$32,157———
FY 2018$5,481———

Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.

Compared with the same job title

FY 2026 · Interpret Naturalist 2

Paid more than 34% of the 29 people with this job title that year. The median was $66,167.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Wild River Asst
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Chisago$29.25 /hr$1,154$60,173
2025Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Wild River Asst
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Chisago$27.84 /hr$1,099$57,254
2024Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Wild River Asst
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Chisago$25.79 /hr$516$53,127
2023Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Wild River Asst
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Chisago$23.62 /hr—$32,157
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Wm O'Brien Asst
Interpret Naturalist 1
Part-time
Washington$19.03 /hr—$5,481

The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.

Highest paid in Natural Resources Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Interpret Naturalist 2

FY 2026, amount paid